Thanks to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and her cabinet Offices Under the President (OUP) for featuring the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD) program for its Innovation...
Courts
What Does a Fair and Balanced Eviction Process Look Like?
One of the silver linings of the pandemic was the heightened attention at all levels of government around the issue of evictions and how to better prevent them. There have been unprecedented...
Passing the Baton at the Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice
This summer was a time of important transitions on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice. After a distinguished and impactful run that culminated with her serving as Commission...
Innovative New Court-Library Partnership Brings Increased Access to the Community
People in communities in the Chicago area and throughout the state will have improved access to remote court proceedings and other legal resources thanks to an exciting new partnership between the...
Improving Access to Justice Through Cy Pres Awards
For class action settlements in the state and federal courts, it is common that some part of the settlement funds will go unclaimed or cannot be distributed as intended to the class members. When...
CBF on the Hill to Advocate for Access to Justice
Building off of the positive progress made on our priority issues in 2022, a small but mighty group from the CBF returned to Washington D.C. in late March to continue our advocacy efforts in...